Electric switch or signal controlling apparatus.



N. T. SHAW. I ELECTRIC SWITCH OR'S IGNAL CONTROLLING AIPARATUS.

- APPLICATION FILED 141811.14, 190a;

Patentd Mal 23, '1909.

1 W F WI' Nb. oioioso."

To all whom it ma 1 concern.

'BCf-lll known that l, Xi'zLsox 'lowxn SnAw, a cit zen ofthe United States, residing at Los ,Angeles, inthe countyof Los Angeles and" State ot (-alil'orina, have invented anew and usefulElectric Swircli or Signal (onti'olling Apparatus; of which the following is a specification.

This invention is intended particularly for the o 'ieration of the switches ofrailways, forf example, street railways, the object of the in vention in that connection being 'to provide 'means, for operation of a switch, in opening and closing the same, by the inotorinim, without necessity ofhis leaving the car. i

The invention, in some of its features, is

also applicable for the operation of electric railway signalingzdeviees, for example, semaphores in block'signaling apparatus.

- In the accompanying drawings:Fignre 1 is a plannofa railway track atra switch or turnout, showing the swi'tcl'i operating means the'reat, :the cover of the ctfiitaining case 7 thereof being removed to show the-interior i'f j 2f5 -parts Fig. .2 is a diagrammatic section of the car, showing the contact neans thereon for controlling the operation of the switch.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionjof 'a ,referred-con-- struction andarrangement oft 1e switch 01)- 30,.erating means: 4 is a sectional elevation of a semaphore fora block signal provided with my invention, the controlling circuits thereof beingshown diagrammatically.

Referring to Fig. '1, 1 designates the main, track or railway line and 2a branch thereof; a movable switch orltongue 3- being provided to turn the car fromth'e main to the branch line. A, spring" 4 operates on the switch to normally-hold the sameopen, so that the car '40 will continuefon the I-main line. The switch operating means may be- 'inel'osed in a case 5 located adjacent tothe track'an'd containing a switch operating electromagnetic means or solenoid, 6- and a retaining electromagnetic means orsolenoid 7. "The armatureor core 8 of solenoid 6 is connected to.a level-9 and a link or rod 10 connects this'lever with the switch tongue 3 so that energization of solenoid 6' will, throughthe core-8,1ever 9 and rod 10, push; the s; itch ton ue to closed positionto'tu'rn the i onto t e branch 2. A looking .or retaining lever 12 is pivoted in the "case and has a hook 13: engaging with the le- "ver 9 when the latteris operated by core 8, to hold said lever in such operated position, a spring-14 acting on-the retaining lever 12 STAT A with :SHAW, or 'L-os-;in GELES, cALito 'iNi i. l

mam OFFICE on SIGNAL GONTRD'LLING jAPeann'rUs to cause its engagement with-the lever 9. and the ends of levers 9 and 12 being beveled to ihe ti'ack'and provided with a suitable rent as indicated at 16. but it is preferred to mount the solenoids (5. Tin such manner ihat for this phi'pose the case is pi'elei'iilily provided with an upward ex ension. as; shown in core 8 of solenoid 6 being connected hyliiili or rod 18, lever 19, link 20 and bell crank 21 to theoperating rod 10 for the switch. the,

main line or trolley connection, in case of an electric air.

tact block 30 or 30suit-ablylocated in the hed ofthe car track, this shoe bein-gconneeted h}? each end ofthe car. An insulated eont'a' of the solenoid 6 by wire 36, and another insii lated contact block 30 is located in the bed tance' from the switch, for example, around one terminal of solenoid 7. The other terminals of solenoids '6 and 7 are grounded by wires 35 and 37.

.The peration is as 'fol.lo\\'s: 'lin= swiieh orcircuit controller 5+3 on the car is norinally open and if the ear passe:- over the main line with the rirciiii controller in this iposiiion. there ism action on the i\\'ll swiieh. If the iiiotorinan desires to enable the lever9 to press the lever 12 back ratusinay be buried in the ground alongside 17 in Fig v3, the-solenoids o and 7 being. mounted in this upward GXUilSlOiljtliLl ihe core 15-of solenoid 7 being connected by lever 22 and rodZS to a belleri'nih'lei-er 24, one arinof which lS-fOllllL-ll with ahook 25 to en above described electric'operatiiig devices" for operation 'thereol' by anvsnitiible eler-. tioinotive supply, 101 example, ii'oni the.

a circuit 31, includinga switch 32,to',the trolley 33. A shoe- 2T1s preferably pl'ovldfll gh block 30 is located in the bed of the track on t me ni'ai'n line somewhat in'advance of the switch to be operated. and connected to one .itllllll-lill of the track alongthefliraneh son-which 'the car is to be turned and at any desired dis' Specification of LettersfPatenti resented mats, 1959.). lkpplicationfiled. March 14, 1908; Serial No. 42;,261. i

thON Will be out of the reach of water. and

For-thispurpose a shoe 2?. is supported by toggles'QS 2111(l-(l6P1'QSSlLl hyQ-a' spring 29 to position for engaging a l1.\'((l co'nthe curve or partly around" the curve from the switch and is connected by w re 38 to V pass -'on the branch line he will closethe cir-,

c-uit controller 32 before the car reaches the contact block 30 in the track, so. that when" .thecontact shoe27 runs on said contact block 3-0 a circuit will be established-from the trolley line 34' through trolley 83, circuit S l,

through switch 32 to shoe 27 and contact block 30', then'ce by wire 36 to solenoid 6 and track onto the branch track, and after it'has by wire 37 .to ground. The. solenoid 6 thus energized, operates through the connections 8, 9 and 10 as shown in Flg. '1, (or through the connections 18, 19, and '21 as shown in Fig. 3), to move the sw tch-tongue over to position for turning the car onto] the" branch line; As" the car passes ofi' the main fully left the main track, the contact shoe 27 will pass onto the contact block 30 in the track bed establishing connection from operating lever 24 to disengage it froin'lever trolley 33 through circuit 31, shoe '27, contact block 30, wire 38 to releasing solenoid 7, thus operating lever 12 to disengageit from lever 9 ,or, in the torn shown in Fig. 3,

19, allowing the railway switch to be turned. to 0 en position by its s ring 4.

- T 'e invention is app icable in connection withrailway semaphore signals as shown in 'Fig. 4, wl1ere 40 designates the semaphore mounted on a column or pole 41,-the lever 9 of solenoid 6 beingconnected to operate '40 a. car or train passes onto a sect on, it estabthe operating rod 43 for the seina hore, and lever 12 being adapted to lock tie lever 9 in operated position and to be released, by

solenoid 7, as above described.v In this case the solenoids 6 and}? are connected in two circuits 45, 46 res ectively connected to two insulated contact locks 47, 48 at the ends of a block of the track, these two circuits 45, 46, respectively, including batteries 49, 50. As

. lishes circuit by grounding the insulated contact block 47, current passing from bat-,- tery 49, throu h circuit to solenoid. 6 to ound "and through ground and contact lock 47 to the other side of the battery,

The solenoid 6 operates the semaphore and when the car reaches the end of the block it grounds the other contact block 48, operat-' ing the solenoidl7 in similar manner to release the semaphore which is returned automatically to safety,v

Vila-t I claim is 1. The combination with a main track, .a

movable switch, a

branch traclgfa-nd' a movable switch convnectingthe"same, a pivoted levcr,.a connec tion from said lever to the movable switch, a

second pivoti-id lever at right angles to the ,iirst lever and having a hook adapted teen gage the first lever. at a point farther from theiulcrum'ol' said lever than is said'connec- "tio n,'.a solenoid witlrits core connected to the-first lever, another solenoid with its core in connection with the second lGVGI', H-(}011 tactin advance of the switch on the main track and a contact at't-herear ofthe switch ori-the branch-track, a car provided with track, a n anualhv operated circuit. controller at each end of the car for controlling said .ineansfor establishing connection from an electro-inotive s'ourcc'to said contacts on the .70

connection,- a c'ircuit connwtiug the first named contact with the'first named solcn o'id, and a. circuit connecting thosecond named contact with the second solenoid.

2*. The combination with tlilfitin track, a

branch track, and a movable switch con-H- crank lever, a link connecting said-two leivers, a rod from thebell cranklever to the for the solenoid, and. a rod connecting" the armature with the first lever, ,a secondbell crank lever one arm of which has a hookadapted to engage the end of the first named lever, a second pivoted lever,'and a rod con therefor and a link connectingthe armature with the second pivoted lever, a contact 111 advance of the switch ontheniain track and a' contact at the rear otthe switch on the branch track, a car provided with means for establishing conncctionfrom an clcctro1no-, tive source to said contacts on the track, a manually operated circuit controller onthe car for controlling said connection, a circuit connecting the first naiiimhcoiitact with the sHAw.

solenoid, an armature lalifornia this necting the same, a pivoted lever, a vhell .necting-the same with the latter bell crank lever, a second solenoid and an armature 

